Ruger SR22 or Sig Mosquito

[Scoundrel]

I might eventually be interested in an SR22 when they come out with a threaded barrel option.

Hey, you're almost halfway to a picture-posting post count!

[Tinman507]

I think the threaded barrel is out now. Not certain but it was scheduled to be this summer some time.

[Scoundrel]

Not listed as a separate model, which is how I was told it would show up.
Also not listed at shopruger.com as an accessory.

People have been told "a month or two" on the threaded barrel option since it came out. I'm not going to hold my breath, which is why I bought the Walther instead.
But again, when it finally does come out, I will be tempted.

http://www.ruger.com/products/sr22Pistol/models.html
http://shopruger.com/Rimfire/departments/2/

[nmkahrshooter]

Neither look at m&p 22!!!!!

[Scoundrel]

Neither look at m&p 22!!!!!

Did. It was big and ugly and awkward-looking. Good for a trainer if you're trying to pretend it's a 9mm and train yourself up on the cheap, but no good for an attractive pocket pistol.

[JFootin]

Neither look at m&p 22!!!!!

Why?

[muggsy]

I guess you might say that I'm a little slow to pull the trigger, but I finally made up my mind. I'm going with Ruger, but not the SR22. I tried the double action trigger pull on the SR22 and found it lacking. It was long, gritty and stacked badly. The single action pull was better, but not great. What I decided on is the Mark III 22-45 with a 5.5" bull barrel. I plan to install a Volquartsen trigger and to eliminate the magazine safety. The SR22 isn't all that bad, but in my opinion the Mark III is much better.

[tv_racin_fan]

Muggsy I picked up a MK II some time back. Hope you enjoy yours.

[powwowell]

I LOVE the SR22. It's the most enjoyable .22lr hand gun that I've ever owned. I've owned a lot of different makes and models. It is not as accurate as my MKII with a 6" barrel. But I didn't expect it to be. It's small and light weight. This is more of a "Fun Gun". Plinking and stuff. If I were going squirrel hunting, with a hand gun, I would use the MKII.

It has a May 31st test fire date. I've shot it on two occassions. 200 rounds each one. No problems with Blazers. Zero!

[xb12s]

I recently got a new SR22 and fired it for the first time over the weekend. I had the same experience. I had perhaps 6 failures out of 100 rounds of Federal bulk pack, and zero failures out of 40 CCI Mini-Mags. Nice little pistol.

Ken

Ditto. I took my Ruger SR22 to the range for the first time this past Friday. It ate CCI Mini-mags and Stingers without any trouble. The Winchester and Federal Bulk that weren't as clean (have that nasty salty grime on them) had about two or three failures to feed per hundred. One was too lightly loaded to cycle the slide fully. Two or three got stuck on the feed ramp. I have the exact same issue in my Browning Buckmark. I'd love to have a 22 pisotl that fed everything with 100% reliability but I don't know if that's possible since the bulk ammo is so crappy. It's like somebody cleaned their crusty ear wax out with the tip of the bullet.

I haven't tried Yellow Jackets yet (haven't run across them at the store). If anybody has a bulk suggestion that's cheaper than the CCI minimags or Stingers but still cleaner/more reliable than other bulk ammo, throw it out there.

[rvanpelt]

I got the Ruger SR22 for my wife and we absolutely love it! It's accurate, reliable and a hoot to shoot. It's a good trainer for the Kahr CW9 I also bought her. We shoot the cheap bulk shells mainly with no problems. No regrets here on the SR22.
Haven't ever shot the mosquito so can't really compare but don't see how it could be any better.
Good luck!
Rod

[muggsy]

I had a Mark III years ago and the only thing that I didn't like about it was that it was a bear to take down for cleaning. I also had a 10-22 carbine that was a real gem and trouble free. I'm leaning toward the Ruger and appreciate the input.

How difficult is this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IoOVcHy3Bo

[wyntrout]

How difficult is this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IoOVcHy3Bo

That WAS easy. I had a MK whatever with 5 1/2' bull barrel back in the 70's. I couldn't remember anything about it as far as take down, etc. This was a good video that shows what to do. Thanks for the post.

I've been thinking about a .22 pistol for use with a suppressor... maybe. The new Rugers with threaded barrels look interesting, but I was worried about the take down, etc. I still don't like that the rear sights don't go back as far as some pistols, giving up an inch of sighting plane because of the pin near the top back of the "slide"/barrel thingy.

Wynn

[Chief Joseph]

I traded my P22 for the SR22 a couple of days ago, leaving here in a couple of minutes to shoot it for the first time. It was their display model with an April test fire date, so I'm going to put a lot of rounds through it today.

[n9znd]

I just shot my SR22 in a Action pistol match with a score of 1530. Very fun and accurate. Jim